Shield for toilet bowl seats



Dec. 27, 1938. e. B. BENTZ SHIELD FOR TOILET BOWL SEATS Fild Aug. 26, 1937 Patented Dec. 27, 1938 PATENT OFFICE 2,141,341 SHIELD Fort 'roiLnr BOWL SEATS George B. Bentz, New York, N. Y.

v V 2 Application August 26,

6 Claims.

The invention aims to provide a new and improved deflector or shield for attachment to a toilet bowl seat to prevent young children sitting upon said seat from urinating across and onto the front portionthereof, the device being of such construction that it may be easily and inexpensively manufactured and marketed, sold at a reasonable price, quickly and easily attached whenever needed, and removed with equal ease for cleaning.

With-the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, description being accomplished by reference to the accompanying drawmg.

Fig. 1.is a vertical sectional view through a portion of a toilet bowl and its seat showing one form of the invention in elevation connected with the front portion of said seat.

Figs. 2 and 3 are detail views similar to a portion of Fig. 1 but showing slightly different forms of construction. I

Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are detail views showing various ways in which the shield-attaching strip or element may be connected with the shield.

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary elevation showing the attaching strip or element connected with a different portion of the shield.

For purposes of explanation, the shield deflector in all forms of construction will be given the reference character l2, and I3 will be applied to the metal strip or element by means of which said shield is connected with the front portion of the toilet bowl seat IE, but the ways in which the different forms of the invention differ from each other, will be fully set forth.

The shield H2 in all instances, is

formed from readily yieldable rubber, said shield being of concavo-convex form and of circular outline. The attaching strip I3 is in all instances of fiat cross-section, except in Figs. 6, 7 and 9, in which views, it may be of circular cross-section or at least provided with a front end portion of circular cross-section. In all forms of construction, except Figs. 8 and 9, the shield I2 is provided on its convex side with an integral boss l5 which is'instruinental in connecting said shield with the strip 13. In all instances, the shield i2 is intended for disposition behind the front portion of the seat I4, with its concave side presented rearwardly, and in all instances, the rear end of the strip i3 is connected with the convex front side of the shield l2, said strip being intended to extend across the front portion of the "1937, Serial No. 161,144

seat, the front end portion of said strip being bent downwardly and then rearwardly as shown at it to provide a hook for yieldably embracing the'aforesaid front portion of the seat It to hold the deflector or shield 12 in operative position. 5 The strip l3 is,,of course, longitudinally curved to fit the curvature at the upper side of the seat.

In Fig. 1, the rear end of the hook I6 is bent downwardly as shown at H to abut the inner edge of the toilet bowl rim l8, assisting materially in 10 holding the device in place.

In Fig. 3, the strip I3 is provided toward its rear end with a portion l9 which extends downwardly and rearwardly and is then curved downwardly and forwardly, providing. a hook 20 to engage the inner edge of the seat Id.

In Fig. 4, the boss I5 is provided with a flat Walled socket 2| which receives the front end of the attaching strip I3, said front end of said strip being provided with laterally pointed spurs 22 which engage the socket walls to hold the strip within the socket.

In Fig. 5, the boss 15 is formed with a flat walled socket 23 which opens through one side of said boss instead of through its rear end. 25 This socket receives the laterally bent end 24 of the strip It.

In Fig. 6, the front end of the strip or rod I3 is provided with a screw thread 25 directly threaded into a central opening 26 in the boss I5.

In Fig. '7, the threaded front end 21 of the strip or rod i3 is threaded into a nut or spu 28 embedded in the boss l5.

In Figs. 8 and 9, the shield I2 is provided with no boss, but its central portion is reinforced by inner and outer metal plates 29 and 30, said shield and plates having alined openings 3|. In Fig. 8, a bolt 32 passes through these openings and through the laterally bent front end 33 of the strip It to connect this strip with the shield i2. In Fig. 9, however, the threaded front end t l of the strip I3 passes through the openings 3|, and nuts 35 are provided to abut the plates 29 and 39.

Any of the connecting means shown in Figs. 4 to 9, or other equivalent means may be employed in connecting the shield with the attaching strip, and by reference to Fig. 10, it will be understood that it is not essential to connect said strip directly with the central portion of the shield.

From the foregoing taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will beseen that novel provision has been made for carrying out the object of the invention, and while preferred details have been disclosed, minor variations may 65 be made within the scope of the invention as claimed. While the shield'is described as being formed from rubber, celluloid or any other desired material could of course be used.

In the form of construction shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the deflector 12 may be formed from a flat piece of rubber shaped by means of the concavoconvex plates 29 and 30.

I claim:

7 1. A device of the class described comprising a shield for disposition behind the front portion of a toilet bowl seat, a strip to extend across said front portion of the seat, and means securing the rear end of said strip to said shield, the front end portion of said strip being bent downwardly and then rearwardly to form a hook to yieldably embrace said front portion of the seat.

2. A device of the class described comprising a concavo-convex shield for disposition behind the front portion of a toilet bowl seat with its concave side presented rearwardly, the convex front side of said shield being provided with an integral forwardly projecting boss, and a strip to extend across said front portion of the seat, the rear end of said strip being attached to said boss, the front portion of said strip being bent downwardly and then rearwardly to form a hook to yieldably embrace said front portion of the seat.

3. A structure as specified in claim 1; the rear extremity of said hook being bent downwardly to abut the inner side of the toilet bowl rim.

4. A structure as specified in claim 1; the rear portion of said strip being provided with a portion which extends downwardly therefrom and is positioned and shaped to hook around the inner edge of said front portion of said seat.

5. A device of the class described comprising a flexible shield for disposition behind the front portion of a toilet bowl seat, front and rear concavo-convex plates contacting with the front and rear sides of said flexible shield to shape the same into concavo-convex form, and means for securing the shield in place, including means passing through the two plates and the flexible shield and securing them together.

6. A device of the class described comprising a deflector for disposition behind the front portion of a toilet bowl seat, a metal element to extend across said front portion of the seat, and

means securing the rear portion of said element to said deflector, the front portion of said element being bent downwardly and then rearwardly to form a hook to yieldably embrace said front portion of the seat GEORGE B. BENTZ. 

